Railway-track structure.



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E. B. ENTWISLE.

RAILWAY TRACK STRUCTURE.

(Application filed June 26. 1901.)

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UNITED STATES PAT-ENT OFFICE;

EDWARD B. ENTWISLE, OF JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE LORAIN STEEL COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILWAY-TRACKMSTRUCTU RSE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentrNo. 691,616, dated January 21, 1902.

Application fled June 26, 1901. Serial No, 66,082. (No model.)

T u lll/710m t mali/Concern: Figure l is a plan view of a track structure Be it known that I, EDWARD B. ENTWISLE, embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 a trans'- of Johnstown, inthe county of Cambria and verse section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new The letter` A designates the main rail of the 55 5 and useful Improvement in Railway-Track steam-track, B the guard-rail therefor, and Structures, of which the following is a full, C an'outer brace-rail, the three rails being clear, and exact description, reference being placed side by side, as shown, upon a vsuithad to .the accompanying drawings, whichA able bed or foundation D. form a part ot' this specification. E 4designates the rails of the intersecting 6o l1o My invention has relation to certain new track, these rails being here shown as of the and useful improvements in railway track grooved girder type, with their ends cut structures, and more particularly to crossing obliquely and fitted against the outer sides structures such as are used where the rails of the rails B and C, to which they are seof a steam-road intersect those of a street or cured by a suitable bracket F and bolts G. 65 electric road. The main rail A has a section thereof at and The object of my invention is to provide a to each side of the intersection cut away or` crossing structure of rigid and durable charremoved, and the guard-rail B has the inner acter in which all those portions which are sideof its head'also removed for a corresubject to the greatest wear are formed of a sponding distance.' In'the space thus formed 7o 2o solid piece or body of a more durable natureis fitted and seated a solid central body H,

than the other parts of the structure and preferably of hardened cast-steel, which exwhich, if required, can be removed and retends the full depth of the rails, with its sides placed by a new piece. fitting the webs and heads of the rails B and With this object in view my invention con- C in the manner clearly shown in Fig. 2. The 75 sists in a crossing structure composed of rails upper surface of this piece or'bodyH is formed properly iitted and joined to form a central l,with a straight wheel-groove or tlangeway h, space or opening with a solid piece or body, having a gage-line edge h', which forms a conpreferably of hardened steel, tted within tinuation of the gage-line of the rail A, and said space or opening and replacing certain -also an intersecting groove or flangeway h2, 8o 3o removable portions of the rails, so as to form Whose gage-line edge h8 forms a continuation at thetrack intersection the head of the steamof the gage-lines of the girder-rails E, correline rail, the inner portion of the head of the spending grooves or tlangeways h4 being cut guard-rail, and the Wheel-bearing and iiangeacross the heads of the rails B and C. It will way of the crossing rail. This central piece be seen that the portion of said body or piece 85 or body is distinguished from the removable to one side of the tlangeway h rises to form plates heretofore used in certain classes of practically the head of the main rail, while track structures in that instead of being a the portion at the other side of the groove shallow piece seated in a pocket in the cenrises to form one-half of the head of the guardtral body of the structure it itself forms a rail. It will also be seen that the surface of 9o 4o deep solid central body, to which the adjasaid piece forms the wheel-bearing of the incent rails are removably secured and constitersecting track across the line of the rail A. tutes a solid abutment and support for such The said piece, therefore, provides the surl s rails capable of receiving and sustaining the face for all those parts of the structure which pounding and hammering action of passing are subjectv to the greatest Wear and also 95 car-wheels. serves to solidly brace and support the adja- My invention also consists in the novel concent rails, making a very rigid and durable struction, combination., and arrangement of structure. The main through-bolts G extend parts, all as hereinafter described, and pointthrough holes which are cored in the said ed out in the appended claims, reference bebody and through the rails B and C, as shown.A roo 5o ing had to the accompanying drawings, in It is obvious that the exact construction whichmay be varied somewhat to suit various conditions and that the shape of the piece II l may be changed to suit differences in the augle of intersection of the two tracks without aecting the spirit and scope of my invention. Hence I do not Wish to limit myself to the exact construction, arrangement, and combination of parts which I have herein n shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a track structure of the class described, the combination ot' the main and crossing track-rails, of a central, solidy hardened body to which the rails are removably secured and which replaces a cut-away portion of the main track-rail, said body having its surface formed with tlangeways for both the main and the intersecting tracks and forming a wheel-bearing surface for both tracks across the intersection.

2. In a track structure ot` the class described, the combination with the main rail having a removable section, the guard-rail having the inner side of its head also removed for a corresponding distance, the brace-rail and the rails of the intersecting track, ot' a solid hardened body seated between the brace and guard rails and replacing the cut-away and removed portions of the main and guard rails, said body having ilangeways for both the main and intersecting tracks.

3. In a track structure ot' the class del scribed, the combination with the main rail having a section of its length removed. and

the guard-rail having the inner side of its' head also removed, of the hardened central body replacing the removed portions of said rails and having ilangeways formed therein, together with bolts extending through the said body, and rails binding them together.

t. In a track structure of the class described, the combination with the main rail,

the guard-rail, the brace-rail, and the rails of the intersecting track tted and secured to said guard and brace rails, the latter having tiangeways across their heads, of a central bodyot hardened material seated between the guard and brace rails and forming a section of the main rail and also the inner portion of the head of the guard-rail, together with through-bolts uniting said body to the main guard and brace rails.

5. In a track structure of the class described, the combination with the main rail having a section thereof removed for its full depth, the guard-rail having the inner side of its head also removed for a corresponding distance, and a brace-rail, ot' the body H of hardened material lilling the space formed by the removed portions of the main and guard rails and replacing said portions, said body having iiangeways therein for both the main and the intersecting tracks.

in testimony whereof I have atlixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD B. ENTVISLE. Witnesses:

tlovri cf. Cox, ll. W. SMITH. 

